A wireless telephone system (10) capable of servicing a roaming wireless telephone user (30) includes a satellite (22) communications system consisting of at least one orbiting satellite (22); at least one terrestrial-based gateway (12, 14, 16, 18) having access to a database (20) of users, destination...http://www.google.se/patents/US5586165?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US5586165 - Satellite and terrestrial telephone
